Ultimate Guide to Breadfruit Flour

Breadfruit Onion Bhaji

I like to think of this dish as similar to a bird’s nest, since it’s a tasty veggie snack. Not to mention, this dish is also gluten free and vegan! It’s a light, tasty, and crispy snack that you can never seem to get enough of!

Pro tip: you should spiralize your onions if you have one.

Do you have someone in your life who can’t stand onions? Let me tell you, for someone that usually dislikes onions, this recipe makes it easy to mask the flavor, in a way similar to onion rings. Ask anyone, this recipe can convert even the pickiest of eaters!

Enjoy this dish as a snack or starter to your party. Be warned, they are addictive, so be prepared for people to start eating more than one! 

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Breadfruit Gingerbread Man

This particular dessert is wonderful around fall or winter time, where you can cozy up around the fire and eat this spiced cookie!

This recipe from the Breadfruit Food Company says you can easily replace the flour with rice and quinoa for a gluten-free version of the dessert!  

For those of us that love to celebrate the holidays, I highly suggest decorating them with frosting, candy, and other treats for some fun and bonding memories! Try out this recipe to really spice things up in the household! 

Breadfruit Shortbread

I’m calling my butter lovers to this recipe! We’re talking classic shortbread, a traditional Scottish favorite biscuit. This recipe is just as great as they are in Glasgow!

The ingredients are simple in this recipe, and don’t be afraid to play around with the ingredients. You can add in things like rice, corn flour, and more to change up the texture. All in all, this is a slow and steady baking dish and an awesome change for those that want short and simple desserts.

Do remember that your shortbread will harden as it cools from the oven, and is baked at low temperatures to prevent any browning.Enjoy and bake to your heart’s content!

Breadfruit Bread

For some of us, bread is an essential in every day eating. So naturally, it’s important to have a recipe for making bread out of breadfruit flour! It’s a simple 6 ingredient recipe, and it will yield the stepping stone for delicious and tasty meals.

With your bread, you can easily pair it with butter, or make sandwiches from them. Well, what are you waiting for?! Bake some warm bread to go around!

How to Make Breadfruit Flour at Home 

If you live in an area where breadfruit flour isn’t sold, here is an easy recipe for you to make your own breadfruit flour at home, of course using breadfruits!

It’s not rocket science, anyone can master this recipe and keep their newly made breadfruit flour at home, stored in airtight jars for future use! I love making a lot at once and storing it in my pantry for baking, cooking, or giving to my gluten-sensitive friends or family. It’s the thought that counts, and it will surely make anyone’s day!                                                                                        

BREADFRUIT FLOUR RECIPE

Check your weather and do it within 2-3 hot and sunny days

Ingredients:

3-5 Ripe Breadfruits - to know it’s ready, it should leak latex sap

1 Drying Rack

1 Grinder or Pounder 

Steps:

1. Wash and peel your breadfruit
2. Halve and remove the heart
3. Cut your halves into very thin slices (½ inch to 1 inch) 
4. Lay your slices on drying rack in the sun to dry
5. To know your breadfruit is ready, it must be brittle. 
6. Grind or pound breadfruit slices then pass through sieve several times (5 to 6 times) until a powder substance is obtained (you’ll see that it leaves flaky remains)
7. Store powder and flakes in separate clean air tight jars/mason jars and use as required 

Breadfruit Flour Production

For those of us that are curious, breadfruit can be eaten during all stages of development. They are planted and harvested around Hawaii, as well as the Caribbean. At week 0 is the flowering stage, where young fruit is produced. Young fruit will have the texture of artichoke. During 0-16 weeks is the immature stage, where the fruit development reaches a firm and rubbery texture. It’s perfect for vegetables in stir fry or various dishes.

Once the fruit has reached full size at 12-16 weeks, and it is not preferred by most consumers. It does not have the starchy characteristics that will make breadfruit flour. Lastly, breadfruit has reached maturity at 16-18 weeks, that is when it has developed a starchy staple for a smooth texture. It is commonly used in stews, curries, fries, and can then be turned into flour as it reaches half-ripe and ripe state. 

When it comes to breadfruit flour, milling operations can produce gluten free breadfruit flour using a retrofitted freight container dehydrator. With the increase for demand in gluten free flour, the foods can be replaced with starch and simple-sugar laden substitutes. You can also look to the Breadfruit Production Guide for further information about the rise of this gluten-free alternative fruit! 

Where to Buy Breadfruit Flour

For those that don't resort to online shopping and wish to look for breadfruit flour in stores, you can definitely check out local Hawaiian Markets or ethnic food chains to find breadfruits or flours.

If you are ever traveling to Hawaii, Jamaica, or other parts of the Caribbean, you will be able to find breadfruit and breadfruit flour in abundance! You can look at Hawaiian Heritage Farms for "ULU Breadfruit Flour", sold in 16 oz, or the RITA Market.

One business, the Breadfruit Food Company is also there to promote the use of breadfruit flour in your every day life. Where do you like to buy your breadfruit flour? Leave us a comment and let's share our love for this unique and awesome fruit!